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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
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- This invention relates generally to toilets, and more particularly to portable toilets.
- An embodiment of the present invention provides a portable toilet including: a bowl made of soft material; a resilient loop integrated with the bowl, the resilient loop forming a rim of the bowl; and a chamber attached to the bowl.
- FIG. 1 shows a frame for support a portable toilet according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 2 shows a portable toilet being fitted into the frame according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 3 shows the top view of a portable toilet according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 4 shows the top view of a portable toilet with bags in the bottom according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 5 shows the cross-sectional view of the portable toilet with bags in the bottom according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 6 shows a bag in place on a portable toilet according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 7 illustrates the top view of a person using a portable toilet according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 8 shows a portable toilet being used alone according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 9 shows the cross-sectional view of a bag being pulled out from the chamber of a portable toilet according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 10 shows the cross-sectional view of a bag stored in the chamber of a portable toilet according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 11 shows the twisting of the resilient loop of a portable toilet according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 12 shows the fully twisted resilient loop of a portable toilet according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 13 shows the bags and the fully twisted and folded portable toilet being stored in a container according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 14 shows a fully twisted and folded portable toilet with bags and a spray kit according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 15 illustrate a portable toilet in use according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- the portable toilet includes a bowl 140 , made of a soft material, such as cloth or fabric, plastic, netting, leather, paper, rubber, etc., so that the bowl is collapsible and can be folded.
- a rim 130 Integrated with the bowl is a rim 130 .
- the rim is made of a resilient material, such as steel, plastic, fiber glass, etc., so that it allows the toilet to be folded into a smaller package and allows the toilet to spring back to its original bowl shape when unfolded.
- the bowl is configured to have a channel in the soft material around the circumference for insertion and integration of the resilient material.
- Other means of integrating the resilient material into the bowl such as threads, glue, rivets, zippers, etc., are also contemplated.
- FIG. 3 is a top view of the portable toilet where a chamber 150 is located at the bottom of the bowl.
- the chamber may be permanently attached to the bowl, or it can be removable and attached to the bowl with a fastener, such as VELCRO, button, adhesive, etc.
- the chamber is used for storing bags 160 as shown in the top view in FIG. 4 and the cross-sectional view in FIG. 5 .
- One or more bags are rolled or folded to fit into the chamber 150 .
- the chamber has an opening to allow the dispensing of the bag, and the bag extends outward to allow for gripping.
- the opening can be vertical or horizontal.
- the bags can be dispensed from continuous roll.
- FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view of the portable toilet with a bag in place. As can be seen from FIG. 10 , the bag 160 is placed on top of the inner surface of the bowl 140 and the chamber 150 .
- FIG. 1 shows the frame with a rim 110 and one or more support bars 120 .
- FIG. 2 shows that the bowl 140 is fitted into the frame so that the frame help to retain the bowl shape of the portable toilet.
- FIG. 6 shows the bag 160 being put in place over the bowl fitted into the frame.
- a bag is pulled out from the chamber and put in place to cover the bowl.
- the user put the toilet between the legs as shown in FIG. 15 .
- the rim is made of a resilient material, the rim can be deformed into a dumbbell shape or peanut shell shape when squeezed by the inner thighs as shown in FIG. 7 .
- the shape of the chamber 150 elongated, such that the length of chamber 150 is aligned with the dumbbell shape when squeezed. This would minimize the stress to the bags in the chamber, and provide a natural direction for user to properly align the toilet when placing the toilet between the thighs.
- FIG. 15 also illustrates that the user holds the two ends of the dumbbell-shaped rim with one hand in front and one hand behind of the body.
- the portable toilet includes handles attached to opposite sides of the rim for extra support.
- the toilet can be twisted to form multiple loops of smaller diameter as shown in FIG. 11 .
- the smaller loops and be folded and stacked together in a fully twisted form 200 as shown in FIG. 12 .
- An optional container 300 can be used to store the fully twisted toilet 200 and a roll of bags 160 as shown in FIG. 13 .
- the toilet can be packaged as a kit including a fully twisted toilet 200 , a roll of bags 160 and a sanitizing spray 400 .
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